Art, architecture and travel in Tokyo

This suburban Tokyo home takes its cues from Richard Neutra

Waro Kishi’s K Associates crafts House in Sashiogi, a family house in Tokyo’s suburbs that owes its experimental nature to visuals of Richard Neutra’s Strathmore Apartment

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 6 July 22

Last chance to see: portraits of David Bowie by Masayoshi Sukita

On view until 11 October, ‘Sukita: Rare and Unseen' at Blitz Gallery, Tokyo reflects on the career of Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita, known for iconic portraits of rock music royalty, from David Bowie to Iggy Pop and Jimi Hendrix  

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated 1 July 22

Anne Imhof: body language as tool, canvas and concept

Anne Imhof is one of five radical artists chosen by Michèle Lamy for Wallpaper’s 25th Anniversary Issue ‘5x5’ project. In the midst of Imhof’s carte blanche at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo, we explore how she has redefined the concept of body language

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published 16 September 21

Robots track Tokyo 2020 Olympic highlights to create public art

In The Constant Gardeners, Jason Bruges Studio’s new public art installation, four robotic ‘gardeners’ use live data from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to create striking artworks

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published 28 July 21

Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune designs K5, a new hotel in Tokyo

Step inside Claesson Koivisto Rune’s design as a 1920s bank turns hotel

By Danielle Demetriou Published 17 April 20

What we learned from Tokyo Motor Show 2019

With the axis of Asian automotive show influence long since moved from Japan to China in commercial terms — China is the biggest vehicle sales market in the world — the role of Tokyo’s biennial Motor Show has increasingly been to push Japanese vehicle makers’ high-tech creativity and advanced design skills

By Guy Bird Published 29 November 19

Tokyo Motor Show 2017: the best new cars and concepts

By Jonathan Bell Published 7 November 17

Colour injection: Daido Moriyama leaves monochrome behind for new Paris show

By Amy Verner Published 9 February 16

How we live: at 'House Vision', Tokyo, Airbnb imagines the future of the home

By Daniel Scheffler Published 23 January 16

Tokyo Motorshow count down of the top ten new automobiles

By Guy Bird Published 9 December 15

Looking back: two new shows reveal different sides of Takashi Murakami

By Catherine Shaw Published 3 November 15

Tokyo Motor Show 2013: the top 10 cars

By Jonathan Bell Published 9 December 13

Tokujin Yoshioka designs Issey Miyake's Tokyo Reality Lab

By Mariel Reed Published 1 November 13

Tokyo Motor Show 2011

By Nargess Banks Published 13 December 11

Tokyo Motor Show 2009

By Guy Bird Published 9 November 09